Regional Agent Relationship Manager

Kazang Connect; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 360 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

A regional sales organization is seeking a Regional Agent Relationship Manager in Pretoria to build and maintain relationships with key distribution agents. The role involves onboarding new agents, managing current ones, and supporting them to grow their sales bases. Candidates must have at least 5 years of sales experience, strong communication skills, and a background in FMCG or payments. This is an excellent opportunity for a self-motivated individual with a high-growth mindset and experience in informal business environments.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in Sales.
• Account management or business development in an FMCG or payments company is preferred.
• Experience in the peri-urban/rural ‘informal’ economy is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Onboard new distribution agents into the sales teams.
• Manage existing key distribution agents.
• Support distribution agents to grow their sales bases.
• Hire/manage administrators to support the agent base.
• Navigate influential persons in informal distribution businesses and onboard them.
• Feed back agent issues and requirements to the broader business.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Sales and negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to handle difficult conversations

Networking within informal business environments

Education

Matric

Job description

Regional Agent Relationship Manager – Pretoria.

The Regional Agent Relationship Manager is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key Distribution Agents within the sales region.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Onboarding of new distribution agents into the Kazang regional sales teams.
• Managing existing key distribution agents.
• Supporting distribution agents to enable them to grow their sales bases.
• Hiring/managing administrators to support the agent base.
• Navigating influential persons in informal distribution businesses and onboarding them.
• Feeding back agent issues and requirements to the broader business.

Minimum Requirements:

• Matric
• 5 years experience in Sales
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to handle difficult conversations.
• Account management or business development in an FMCG or payments company.
• Experience in the peri-urban/rural ‘informal’ economy is a plus.

Behavioural Competencies:

• High-growth mindset and self-motivated.
• Strong communication skills.
• Skilled in sales and negotiation at informal level as well as semi-corporate partners.
• Well networked within ‘informal’ business environments.
• Works well within foreign national communities.